OECD vs World: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- OECD
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 313,534 million t against 72,286 million t in OECD, a difference of 241,248 million t.
That makes World's figure about 4.3 times OECD's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 249 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 460.38 million t | 460.38 million t | 0 million t | — |
| 1970s | 625.77 million t | 625.77 million t | 0 million t | — |
| 1980s | 691.34 million t | 691.34 million t | 0 million t | — |
| 1990s | 63,013 million t | 308,825 million t | 245,812 million t | World |
| 2000s | 66,689 million t | 307,994 million t | 241,306 million t | World |
| 2010s | 70,253 million t | 310,689 million t | 240,436 million t | World |
| 2020s | 71,980 million t | 312,947 million t | 240,967 million t | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, OECD or World?
- World, at 313,534 million t against 72,286 million t in OECD as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between OECD and World?
- 241,248 million t, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do OECD and World rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.